Yes - it is. I also like "The Vice of Killing". Morricone was a stone cold genius and probably doesn't get the respect he deserves because he is so closely associated with writing stuff for the movies.

Used to love Pills n thrills n belly aches by happy mondays

Took the Mrs to see Fleet Foxes in Manchester last night; not everyone's cup of tea, but they are super-talented musicians - their live performance was genuinely remarkable.

I could get quite into this young fogey, folk rock revival; just got to get this beard sorted out.

you mean just like us 'old f@rts' who used to watch Pentangle,Fairport Convention & Steeleye Span etc etc ? and even you have to admit that the folky/rocky/punky music of the Pogues is a bit special ?

must be THE [uworst [/ulive rock band ever !!!!

Really not sure you are getting my point. I'll put it another way. I'm not saying he was the best or the first to sing in a Rock fashion ever! However I think Tin soldier was the first real Rock song to go mainstream rather than an R&B hybrid which is what say Zepplin or Cream were. Despite some calling it an R&B song it clearly isn't, it's sung with no attempt to sound black or American it's just belted out and that to me is what 70's rock was in vocal terms - it's pure soft(ish) rock. I don't doubt Gillan has a better voice, certainly a wider range - I also know that Marriott had a tendency to go all music hall so wasn't really a pure rock singer. However I think it's the case that whether by design or accident the Small Faces produced a prototype rock sound that charted first. This was 1969, the same year Deep Purple started so it was close I'll give you that but I reckon they got it in the charts first.

Again I'm not sure you are with me. I'm talking rock singer - Soft rock - Hard rock - Heavy Metal etc etc all are different enough not to be R&R or R&B. Up until 1969-70 these styles didn't really exist in the mainstream. Up until that point you were either American Blues inspired (R&B) and it's British variant Jagger, Burden and even Plant - or - Country (Rock & Roll, Rockabilly etc) or it's British variant the Beatles, Dave Clark Five and of course Cliffy .Elvis and Buddy Holly were great singers but clearly Country inspired and not rock - Little Richard is an interesting one though but I think we can call him unique!

Nothing wrong with any of it but Marriott sang in his own voice which I think is why so many British singers site the Small Faces as an inspiration - they didn't invent Rock no one did but they contributed.

Anyways it's just opinion and theories and helps pass a boring day - certainly less controversial than talking Rugby

can't disagree with any of that

Try Stornaway if you like that sort of thing.

Really? ,must admit I havn`t seen them live.
The Who(with Keith Moon) and Meatloaf were both outstanding when I went to see them.
Aging myself now.

That and "The good ,the bad and the ugly."

One of the best lines in `Once upon a time in the west.`
"We seem shy of one horse."
"No,you brought two too many."

saw them live in Paris and they were really cr@p,IMO of course - I was expecting something like Uriah Heep or Sabbath but it was a bit of a let down.

agree with The Who but never saw Meatloaf so can't say.I don't mind their music though I do find it a bit 'samey',if you know what I mean ?

Saw The Quo recently and they were sensational,as good,if not better than in the 70s when I last saw them IMO